Roman Catholicism in Serbia - Organization

Organization

Within Serbia, the Latin Rite Catholic hierarchy consists of:

  • Archdiocese
    • Diocese
  • Archdiocese of Belgrade-Smederevo
    • Diocese of Subotica
    • Diocese of Zrenjanin
  • Apostolic Administration of Prizren (Apostolic Administration)
  • Diocese of Syrmia (under the Archdiocese of Đakovo-Osijek)

The Diocese of Syrmia is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Đakovo-Osijek in Croatia. Kosovo is a disputed territory that unilaterally declared independence from Serbia in 2008; since 2000 it is under the Apostolic Administration of Prizren, which also covers some Albanian-populated parts of southern Serbia.

In addition, the Apostolic Exarchate of Serbia and Montenegro was established in 2002 for Eastern Catholic Christians of the Byzantine Rite.

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